Is this the Biggest Vintage T-shirt...OF ALL TIME?

I have been dealing with vintage t-shirts for over a decade and i have NEVER seen one even close to this size.

29 inches across the chest, meaning it will fit a 58" chest.
39 inches from the collar down to the hem.

It's a Cleveland Browns NFL T-shirt from the late 70s - early 80s, made of the most highly sought-after material in vintagedom - polyester, cotton, and rayon blend. So soft, so stretchy, so wonderful.

Excellent vintage condition.

If you know a Big and Tall person who has been searching in vain for an authentic vintage t-shirt in their size, look no further!

XXXXXL Vintage Cleveland Browns t-shirt on Etsy.

Same thing on Defunkd, couple dollars less!

Behind the T-shirt: Big Ed Potts

In the 80's at a Champion Paper Mill in Florida, there was a major labor dispute. The bosses wanted to take away premium pay for overtime work. The workers were pissed. 

Big Ed Potts, a pen-name for one of the workers, wrote a newsletter for the Mill "Between the Fenceposts" - in which he posted this poem:

Listen my friends to the message I gots,

This is another message from Big Ed Potts.

Listen I say and read, and listen real keen

About the way they want to screw us,

Mr. Champeen

To them it seems okay, but to me it's unfair,

If he's up to cut our premium pay, it'll be his woist nightmare.

He might think we're just blowing smoke,

But try to cut our pay and he'll surely choke.

We're in this together, ONE AND ALL,

When negotiations come, CHAMPEEN will fall

 We'll stand together, it's not just talk,

Give it your best shot...we won't balk.

Between the fence posts is what I usually write,

And premium pay is worth a fight.

We dont want much, not the silver spoon.

This is Big Ed Potts, you'll hear from me soon.

Seems the problem was resolved by forming teams consisting of both management and labor to work it all out as fairly as possible.

Find this piece of Labor Relations history here: Big Ed Potts t-shirt.
Save a couple bucks and buy it on Defunkd here.

Defunkd "Tee for a Tree" Program

I am glad to be a new Defunkd seller for many reasons, not the least of which being this just announced tree-planting program  - "Tee for a Tree" -

 (via Defunkd)

...To celebrate, we've entered into an agreement with weforest.org. They're a highly respected global tree planting organization.

So here's whats going down. For every t-shirt that's sold through Defunkd, one tree will be planted. We're caling it the "Tee for a Tree" program. Vintage t-shirts are already symbols of green especially in the "reuse" department. So it seems fitting that every one sold via Defunkd will now be double green! Customers can be proud of what they're wearing on mutiple levels.

The best part is that we're honoring all previous orders - so among those 300+ orders (and factoring in orders with more than one t-shirt) our first contribution will go toward planting close to 400 trees!...

So check out the fresh vintage t-shirts at Defunkd.

 I have 11 vintage t-shirts with trees on them for sale on there now. This Central Park New York 1970's one is probably the most tree-ish.

Vintage Valentine's Day T-shirts

For anybody who celebrates Valentine's Day, by dressing themselves up, or giving a present to another human as an act of love, may I present 22 vintage t-shirts from the 70's and 80's in a variety of colors and sizes, each one with a heart somewhere on it or implied.

Skippy Haha Vintage t-shirts involving hearts.

These 2 in particular would be fun to wear.

80's I [Heart] YOU t-shirt

Jenn & Tony Mall Airbrush t-shirt - two  hearts that beat as one - only $10

See, also last year's Valentine's day post on chocolate, flowers, and booze.

 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Behind the T-shirt: Winter Park Sinkhole 1981

On May 1, 1981, a sinkhole 320 feet wide and 90 feet deep formed in the middle of Winter Park, Florida.

photo via USGS

It swallowed a Porsche dealership, a 2 story house, and a public pool.

A t-shirt commemorating this natural disaster exists for sale at Skippy Haha Vintage on Etsy. The same t-shirt on Defunkd. Perfect condition. Size Large.

Read more about it here: Wikipedia Winter Park Sinkhole

Watch 6 minutes of video from that day of a man circling the sinkhole in a plane.

New Year, New News!

Hello vintage t-shirt fans!

Couple new tidbits to share for 2013.

First, I started selling t-shirts on the sweet t-shirt lovers website, Defunkd. Owner Jimmy J is a true aficionado, so obsessed (in a great way) with t-shirts he's made the vintage t-shirt collective, complete with the priceless resource - Brandpedia.

My t-shirts can be found here: Skippy Haha Vintage on Defunkd.

Defunkd is for t-shirts ONLY (keep shopping my Etsy store for awesome vintage sweaters, jackets, western shirts, decor) - and the t-shirts I've posted on Defunkd are discounted a couple of dollars from Etsy. Get a great deal from a great website. 

Secondly, I added a new section to my Etsy shop: SALE $10 dollar tees

These shirts are extremely sweet, extremely authentic, extremely cheap. All sizes, colors, ages. At $10 a pop they won't last long so get em while they're hot! 

SALE $10 dollar tees at Skippy Haha Vintage on Etsy. 

Thank you for your support!

Black Friday Cyber Monday Free Shipping Coupon

Offer good until December 1, 2012.

Why wait til Black Friday or Cyber Monday?

Get free shipping on all domestic orders starting today with coupon code "FREE12"

Foreigners, please feel free to use coupon code "SHIP15" for 15% off entire order.

Happy THANKSgiving!